(The Center Square) – Four of the 11 candidates hoping to take the 7th Congressional District seat all claimed their goal was to advance President Donald Trump's agenda if elected.

State Reps. Jody Barrett, R-Dickson, Gino Bulso, R-Brentwood, and Lee Reeves, R-Franklin, participated in the debate along with Matt Van Epps, the former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services. The debate, sponsored by Americans for Prosperity's Tennessee chapter, included only candidates who had raised $250,000.

The candidates were asked what issue they differed on with Trump.

"I wish he spent more time at West Point than Annapolis," said Van Epps, a graduate of West Point.

"I think an area we need to continue to dive into is spending control," he said. "Our national debt is a na

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